I work for an Onex company in the midwest and am a member of the IAM. When Onex took over everyone took a 10% wage cut under threat of the plant closing. We have a 5 billion dollar backlog now. Not likely to close yet anyway. I am proud to be a union member and pay my dues to ensure fair treatment. wages and benefits. Unions are not the problem but a big part of the solution. We don't have a prayer trying to represent ourselves againt unfair management behavior. The day of our fathers work life is gone. Back then if you were loyal and worked hard the company stood by you and took care of you. It's only about profit now. Employees are a neccesary evil to these companies. We stand together or it only gets worse. Please hang tough my brothers and sisters you have alot of support from union members. I got a letter today from the IAM president telling us about your situation. my friends and I are there with you. Peace

We are in a global recession. It is difficult for every one including management. Look to what happened in the UK. We lost all our industries due to unions holding the country to ransom for higher wages. It is simple economics. Why produce in UK for £10 if you can produce in Eastern Europe for£1. Your plants will be closed if they become uneconomical.
Sit tight and wait for things to turn around.
The management want the same things as you do.
Think twice before any action is taken

The garland plant needs alot of reconstruction. The OM is very rude to customers and employees.....

The OM in Garland is terrible. He is rude and hateful and thinks he is a know it all......

From reading most of the complaints about Jeld-Wen I think you should all take a good look at the world economy. Also what the unions did to the uk.
The miners union rep Arthur Scargill ruined the industry and was only interested in himself. He has more than proved this with the recent high court case. You may all realise that the mining industry in the UK is non existent . Hence no money.
However Scargill took them to court as he believed they should pay his £34k per year rent on his London pad as a pension settlement.
This just proves the kind of man he is.
Take heed. If you want industry stay away from the unions .
You are lucky to have a job.
Management is difficult enough in these times of depression SO try and back them all way to secure your future.

jeld-wen is leting temps in to work and full time employees are not even getting 40hrs a week how is this right.
mach. ops use to be a level 5 now they add more to my job and put us at a level 2a no brainer why people are looking for another job
the money is not there and no hours with all the bills this = broke and in debt eat or gas when econ. gets better and they get swamped with orders people will go to another job. they did not care about us so why care about them new people hired with no clue how things work = bad units being shiped out and unhappy customers = close it down

Trying to find John Pierce in Klamath Falls.
If you read this and know him could you pls pass on my details.
I am Denise Harding from Uk my email is harding228@btinternet.com. He will remember who I am.Thank you

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I am a temp at Venice, FL Jeld Wen Windows and Doors. I build the aluminum frame doors. Whenever I report a defect or a characteristic out of spec, or bugs between the glass, it's always "Not that bad" or "We've made worse". I'm amazed what goes out the door.

You want to unionize a company that gives you a high wage, benefits, 401k, wellness and vacatin. wake up, what more do you want, unless youre a slacker wanting to screw your employer.